Page 29 TITLE 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, § 128 AND ORGANIZATIONS ardship and conservation practices that help us to re- § 126. National Hispanic Heritage Month sponsibly manage our Nation’s forests. As a renewable and recyclable resource, wood is one The President is requested to issue each year of our Nation’s most environmentally friendly building a proclamation— materials. Wood fiber is used throughout our daily (1) designating September 15 through Octo- lives, from the paper we write on to the offices where ber 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month; we work. We value the beauty of wood in our furniture, in our homes, and in artwork that surrounds us. Today, and modern technology and stewardship practices by Fed- (2) calling on the people of the United eral, State, tribal, and private landowners have im- States, especially the educational community, proved the way we manage our natural resources so to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month that forests can meet the needs of current and future with appropriate ceremonies and activities. generations. Forests are one of the foundations on which our Na- (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.) tion was formed; they are the backbone of our environ- ment. This week, we recognize the value of forest prod- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES ucts and the importance of their sustainable use to our Revised lives. Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) To recognize the importance of products from our for- ests, the Congress, by Public Law 86–753 (36 U.S.C. 123), 126 ...... 36:169f. Sept. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90–498, 82 Stat. 848; Aug. 17, 1988, as amended, has designated the week beginning on the Pub. L. 100–402, § 1, 102 third Sunday in October of each year as National For- Stat. 1012. est Products Week and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. § 127. National Korean War Veterans Armistice NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President Day of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning on the third Sunday in October of (a) DESIGNATION.—July 27 of each year until each year as National Forest Products Week. I call on 2003 is National Korean War Veterans Armistice all Americans to celebrate the varied uses and products Day. of our forested lands, as well as the people who carry (b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested on the tradition of careful stewardship of these pre- to issue each year a proclamation calling on— cious natural resources for generations to come. (1) the people of the United States to observe IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of October, in the year of National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of with appropriate ceremonies and activities; the United States of America the two hundred and thir- and ty-fourth. (2) all departments, agencies, and instru- BARACK OBAMA. mentalities of the United States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and indi- § 124. National Freedom Day viduals, to fly the flag of the United States at The President may issue each year a procla- halfstaff on July 27 of each year until 2003 in mation designating February 1 as National honor of the individuals who died as a result of Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by their service in Korea. Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, of the (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.) joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES amendment to the Constitution. Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.) Section 127(a) ...... 36:169m (words be- July 27, 1995, Pub. L. 104–19, HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES fore ‘‘and the title II, § 2005, 109 Stat. President’’). 247. Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 127(b) ...... 36:169m (words after Section ‘‘Armistice Day’ ’’). 124 ...... 36:156. June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62 Stat. 1150. In subsection (b)(2), the words ‘‘departments, agen- cies, and instrumentalities’’ are substituted for ‘‘de- § 125. National Grandparents Day partments and agencies of the United States’’ for con- The President is requested to issue each year sistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. a proclamation— (1) designating the first Sunday in Septem- ber after Labor Day as National Grandparents § 128. National Maritime Day Day; and (a) DESIGNATION.—May 22 is National Maritime (2) calling on the people of the United States Day. and interested groups and organizations to ob- (b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested serve National Grandparents Day with appro- to issue each year a proclamation calling on— priate ceremonies and activities. (1) the people of the United States to observe (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.) National Maritime Day by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes or other HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES suitable places; and Revised (2) United States Government officials to Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) display the flag on all Government buildings 125 ...... 36:142b. Sept. 6, 1979, Pub. L. 96–62, on National Maritime Day. 93 Stat. 410. (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1260.)